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‘All eyes on Rafah’ image shared 44 mn times online
May 31, 2024More than 44 million Instagram accounts have posted an AI-generated image with the caption “All eyes on Rafah” since Monday, following a fatal Israeli strike at a camp for Palestinian displaced people in the Gaza city.... -
The Iranian director’s identity was hidden even from his actress
May 26, 2024A hard-hitting Iranian film about the country’s women-led protests that has wowed Cannes was kept so secret that even its star didn’t know who was making it for several months, she told the festival on Saturday.... -
Explosive Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival
May 25, 2024Rape, erectile dysfunction, baldness and betrayal: an explosive new biopic of Donald Trump shown at Cannes on Monday paints an unflinching but nuanced portrait of the former US president, even as he runs again for the... -
Escaped Iranian director presents latest film at Cannes
May 25, 2024Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof walks the red carpet on Friday after escaping a prison sentence only days before the film festival, presenting one of the most dramatic tales ever told in Cannes. “I can’t believe I’m... -
Cate Blanchett urges film industry to include refugee voices
May 22, 2024The UN agency for refugees’ goodwill ambassador, Australian actor Cate Blanchett, pushed the film industry on Monday to embrace the “incredible” stories of these people. “People who are displaced have a voice, they have a story,”... -
German love story ‘Kairos’ wins International Booker Prize
May 22, 2024The winners of the International Booker Prize for the book “Kairos” were announced on Tuesday, including translator Michael Hofmann and writer Jenny Erpenbeck from Germany. The book, which was first published in German, describes a young... -
Donald Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival
May 20, 2024On Monday, as the renowned film festival nears its halfway point, two films will debut at Cannes: a biopic on Donald Trump and the most recent sinister production from David Cronenberg. With 11 of the 22... -
Narco sex-change musical is an early favourite at Cannes
May 20, 2024Premiering at Cannes on Saturday, the interesting musical about a Mexican drug lord who decides to change his sex in order to escape the life of a narco has a supporting appearance from Selena Gomez. Even... -
Emma Stone in new twisted comedy after Coppola epic Divides Cannes
May 20, 2024“Kinds of Kindness,” which debuted in competition at Cannes on Friday, was another amusing and surreal picture from filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Emma Stone. The trilogy, which features the same actors narrating three distinct stories,... -
Cannes stars take discreet stances on Gaza war
May 20, 2024Despite being present at one of the world’s most glamorous events, a few celebrities in Cannes are making it clear they are still cognizant of the Gaza War. Survivor of the attacks on Israel on October...